1951 Australian Championships – Women's singles
{{GrandSlamEvents|1951|Australian Championships|
| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton
| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long
| score = 6–1, 7–5
| draw = 32
| seeds = 8
| before_name = Australian Championships – Women's singles
| after_name = Australian Championships – Women's singles
}}
First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Thelma Long 6–1, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1951 Australian Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Bolton is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton (champion)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long (finalist)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Esme Ashford (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Sadie Newcombe (second round)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
Draw
=Key=
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
=Finals=
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3
| team-width=150
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-score1-1=6
| RD3-score2-1=1
| RD3-score1-2=7
| RD3-score2-2=5
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Esme Ashford
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score2-1=1
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score2-2=0
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-score3-1=6
| RD2-score4-1=8
| RD2-score3-2=6
| RD2-score4-2=4
| RD2-score3-3=6
| RD2-score4-3=2
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Beryl Penrose
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-score1-1=8
| RD1-score2-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score2-2=2
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Hawton
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Esme Ashford
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-score3-1=1
| RD1-score4-1=6
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-score4-2=4
| RD1-score3-3=3
| RD1-score4-3=6
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman
| RD1-seed5=6
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long
| RD1-seed6=3
| RD1-score5-1=2
| RD1-score6-1=6
| RD1-score5-2=1
| RD1-score6-2=6
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Clare Proctor
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-score7-1=6
| RD1-score8-1=4
| RD1-score7-2=1
| RD1-score8-2=6
| RD1-score7-3=3
| RD1-score8-3=6
}}
=Earlier rounds=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bolton
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford
| RD4-seed02=5
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score02-1=1
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score02-2=0
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bolton
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Penrose
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-score01-1=8
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Hawton
| RD3-seed03=4
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford
| RD3-seed04=5
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score04-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=4
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=6
| RD3-score04-3=3
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bolton
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Hattersley
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score02-1=1
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score02-2=2
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Penrose
| RD2-seed03=8
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Angwin
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score04-2=4
| RD2-score03-3=6
| RD2-score04-3=1
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Hawton
| RD2-seed05=4
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Thiele
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford
| RD2-seed07=5
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Parker
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score08-1=2
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score08-2=4
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bolton
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Edmondson
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score02-2=0
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Hattersley
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Colyer
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score04-2=0
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Penrose
| RD1-seed05=8
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Martin
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=7
| RD1-score06-1=5
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Angwin
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Mills
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=3
| RD1-score07-3=6
| RD1-score08-3=1
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} Hawton
| RD1-seed09=4
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} Taylor
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=3
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Thiele
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Clarke
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=3
| RD1-score11-2=8
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford
| RD1-seed13=5
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} Cunningham
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=1
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=0
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} Parker
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} Southcombe
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=7
| RD1-score16-1=5
| RD1-score15-2=5
| RD1-score16-2=7
| RD1-score15-3=6
| RD1-score16-3=1
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Long
| RD4-seed01=3
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Fitch
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score02-1=8
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score02-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-score02-3=2
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman
| RD3-seed01=6
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Long
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-score01-1=2
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=1
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Proctor
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Fitch
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=3
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Astley
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman
| RD2-seed02=6
| RD2-score01-1=2
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=2
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Long
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=4
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Proctor
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Wallis
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score06-1=2
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score06-2=4
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Hardingham
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Fitch
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score08-1=8
| RD2-score07-2=0
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Astley
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Fogarty
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=4
| RD1-score01-2=4
| RD1-score02-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=6
| RD1-score02-3=1
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman
| RD1-seed03=6
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Spehr-Jones
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=3
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score04-2=2
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} McIntyre
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score06-1=2
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=0
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Long
| RD1-seed07=3
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Morris
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score08-1=1
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=0
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} Proctor
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} Schultz
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=4
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Newcombe
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Wallis
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=0
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Hardingham
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} Bryant
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=3
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=4
}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170113045310/http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1951_LS_1.html archived results of the Australian Open homepage]
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